Mark Sievers formally charged with second-degree murder in wife’s death
FORT MYERS, Fla.- The State Attorney’s Office formally filed charges against Jimmy Ray Rodgers and Mark Sievers on Friday in the death of Dr. Teresa Sievers. Both men are each charged with one count of...
View ArticleSWFL leaders push for maximum ‘Lake O’ flows
FORT MYERS, Fla.- Mayors of some cities in Lee County are asking to return to maximum releases from Lake Okeechobee after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reduced water discharges last week. The amount...
View ArticleMother finds pill in daughter’s Kids Meal, demands answers
LABELLE, Fla. – A Lehigh Acres mother claims her 7-year-old girl found a pill in her french fries after a stop at a Labelle Burger King. Dianna Caminos said they were on their way to Orlando when they...
View ArticleVIDEO: Baseball brings together young boys, country club mentors
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Minnesota Twins hosted some Harns March Elementary boys and their mentors from Lexington Country Club at the CenturyLink Sports Complex on Thursday. .
View ArticleFGCU to play Fairleigh Dickinson in NCAA tourney play-in game
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Gulf Coast University’s men’s basketball team will play Fairleigh Dickinson in a National College Athletic Association tournament play-in game, according to an official...
View ArticleGunshots disrupt family event at Brooks Park, 4 hit
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A family celebration at Brooks Park on 50 S Road was cut short by gunfire, which sent at least four people to Lee Memorial Hospital on Sunday evening, a source said. Family members...
View ArticleVIDEO: Cape Coral officer throws woman to ground
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – A video shows a woman and man arguing at Dixie Roadhouse early Sunday morning when a police officer approaches them to break up the fight, violently throwing the woman to the ground....
View Article1 dead after car overturns, lands in Cape Coral front yard
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – A 34-year-old man died after his car overturned, landing in a driveway on Nelson Road on Saturday around 7 p.m., Cape Coral police said. Milton Josue Rodriguez Navarro of Cape Coral...
View ArticleFatal crash on SR82 in Lehigh Acres, victim transported in helicopter
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – At least one person was killed and two others injured in a car crash on State Road 82 east of Alabama Road Sunday night, authorities said. The crash pinned a person into a vehicle,...
View ArticleWoman arrested when accusations against FMPD officer backfire
FORT MYERS, Fla.- A woman who claimed a Fort Myers Police Department officer demanded money from her in exchange for not taking her to jail has been arrested. Ashley Bills, 28, of North Fort Myers, was...
View ArticleSanibel PD investigating string of weekend burglaries
SANIBEL, Fla.- The Sanibel Police Department is investigating five burglaries over the weekend on the east side of the island. “You know, they think they’re on vacation and they’re on Sanibel, that...
View ArticleSugar industry denies responsibility for ‘Lake O’ releases
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The director of U.S. Sugar Corporation communications, Judy Sanchez, came to Fort Myers to defend the sugar industry against “utterly outrageous” claims regarding water releases from...
View ArticleRoadblock after fatal motorcycle crash near RSW
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Chamberlin Parkway is closed near Paul Doherty Parkway after a single-motorcycle crash caused a fatality around 8:12 p.m. near Southwest Florida International Airport, the Florida...
View ArticleVIDEO: Bonita Springs landscapers honored for fire rescue
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. – Two local heroes, Jamison Gray and Cristian Ealiente, were awarded with medals of valor by Bonita Springs Fire and Rescue at an emotional ceremony, which ended in a surprise...
View ArticleLCSO: Driver suffered ‘fatal wound’ before Summerlin Road crash
FORT MYERS, Fla. – The driver of a vehicle that crashed on Summerlin Road Monday night suffered a “fatal wound” before hitting a concrete retainer wall, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said....
View ArticleNFMHS grad, NFL player Tre Boston to receive key to City of Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Tre Boston, a North Fort Myers High School graduate who currently plays for the Carolina Panthers, will receive a key to the City of Fort Myers on Monday, city officials announced....
View ArticleDive teams search Cape canal for clues in homicide
CAPE CORAL, Fla.- Dive teams searched a Cape Coral canal near Coral Point Drive on Tuesday looking for clues in a homicide, the Cape Coral Police Department said. Investigators are following up on a...
View ArticleMistake allows some FMB voters to submit extra ballot
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla.- A handful of people on Fort Myers Beach were able to vote for a presidential candidate twice when they were accidentally given an extra ballot, the Lee County Supervisor of...
View ArticleFGCU advances with 96-65 NCAA tournament win
DAYTON, Ohio – The Florida Gulf Coast University Men’s Basketball team will advance in the NCAA tournament after a huge win over Fairleigh Dickinson, 96-65, on Tuesday. The victory is record-breaking:...
View ArticleFGCU fans cheer on Eagles at watch party
FORT MYERS, Fla. – Hundreds of fans packed a local bar to cheer on the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles as they advanced in the NCAA Tournament. FGCU beat Fairleigh Dickenson University 96 – 65...
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